AP 2009-09-20
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2009年(九)月
1. A blast has rocked Afghanistan’s capital, killing 1 at least ten civilians 2 and six Italian soldiers. Authorities in Kabul also say dozens of people were wounded. The blast happened near the US Embassy and an American military base. The Taliban has claimed responsibility.
2. Police in Connecticut say they expect to make an arrest anytime now in the killing of Yale graduate student Annie Le. Lab tech Raymond Clark has been named the "person of interest" in the case. He’s believed to be staying in a hotel north of New Haven 3 that police have been watching.
3. Investigators 4 say they found a bone fragment on the property of the northern California couple charged with kidnapping a girl then hiding her in the backyard for 18 years. The fragment was found while authorities were scouring 5 Phillip and Nancy Garrido's property. The Garridos already have been charged with kidnapping Jaycee Dugard back in 1991.
4. The White House says a health care reform bill from a key Senate committee is "an important building block" in getting closer to comprehensive health care reform. Democratic Senator Max Baucus released his version of the bill after failing to win any Republican support.
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
- At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。
- It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
- The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》